The Drift of Lenin's Convoy in the Laptev Sea, 1937-1938

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Barr, William
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1980
• Subjects: Icebreakers; Lenin (Ship); Ships; Shipwrecks; Laptevykh More; Tiksi; Russian Federation; Arctic; Laptev Sea; Icebreaker; laptev
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65595

As a result of various miscalculations 25 ships underwent an enforced wintering at various points in the Soviet Arctic in the winter of 1937-1938. Among the vessels involved was a convoy of six ships led by the icebreaker Lenin, which spent the winter drifting in the Laptev Sea. Several of the ships...